Day: December 27, 2018

Ruth Hill (RNZ) Auckland, December 28, 2018 A woman who was denied a post-study work visa has won a reprieve from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) after a leading law firm took up her case. Shyamal Patel, who has a Master’s degree in International Studies from IPU in Palmerston North, was baffled when Immigration NZ rejected her bid to stay in the…

Kieran Madden Auckland, December 28, 2018 “Our Gross National Product…measures everything, except that which makes life worthwhile.” Robert (Bobby) Kennedy’s famous 1968 speech decried how measures like GDP count the locks on our doors and a nation’s weapons of mass destruction, while ignoring the “health of our children,” the “strength of our marriages,” or “the intelligence of the public debate.”…

Supplied Content Auckland, December 28, 2018 The continuous hunt for new ways to help New Zealanders get into their first home has prompted BNZ to support an exciting new shared ownership option for first time home buyers. “It’s a commercial take on the Bank of Mum and Dad for new home owners.” Available early next year, shared ownership will give…

Carlos Casanova and Pauline Weil Hong Kong, December 28, 2018 Asia has been under pressure following tighter global liquidity in 2018. Standfirst: The Coface index for measuring relative vulnerability to outflows points to increasing divergence in Asia. A few markets will benefit from strong fundamentals, proactive monetary policies and ample buffers to resist outflows, but others will be under pressure.…

Banu Ozkazanc-Pan Rhode Island, USA The American dream is built on the notion that the US is a meritocracy. Americans believe that success in life and business can be earned by anyone willing to put in the hard work necessary to achieve it, or so they say. Thus, Americans commonly believe that those who are successful deserve to be so…